'The pandemic doesn't disappear just because I have run out of money and am in a job that drastically increases my chances of catching the disease.'
"Cutting off parents and families from unemployment benefits and the $600 per week federal supplement would devastate not only working adults but their kids as well,” says Destiny Sharpe in a statement toparticipated in the demonstration outside McConnell’s house on July 22. “Allowing families to fall into — or further into — poverty because of an ongoing pandemic is not a recipe for future success or a pathway to the middle class for our youth; it's an off-ramp.
“There is a narrative going on right now, mostly coming from our legislators, saying there are a number of reasons people aren’t going back to work, but the main one they're trying to spin is that it's because people just want to collect $600, or that they’re too lazy to work, and that is insulting to millions of us,” McDonald says. “We love our jobs, and we want to go back to them.
As for the workers currently relying on the extra money, there are still more questions than answers as to what will happen if Congress refuses to act before the fast-approaching expiration date. “Without this funding, I likely only have a month or so of savings to get me by since I have only been part of the workforce for a little over a year,” writes Cati Kalinoski, a 23-year-old recent graduate of New York University, in an email interview withPrior to the pandemic, she freelanced as a theater-lighting designer and event production team member.
“I've recently started a food service job where I directly interact with customers, but it is hard to juggle the need for cash with increased exposure to COVID-19 through those jobs,” Kalinoski continues. “The pandemic doesn't disappear just because I have run out of money and am in a job that drastically increases my chances of catching the disease. And returning to ‘work’ isn't even returning to my industry.
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